3k faatft Silkikts dfr Centre Street at Elm, Oil City, IV LIFE INSURANCE POPULAR. We Want You to Know Us Better. We want you to realize that this is your store to feel that the long years of study and experience which we have de voted to this business, have been used with your welfare and convenience in mind. For more than twenty years we have ben constantly in creasing our ability to serve you; constantly increasing a busi. ness whose growth has been rapid from the beginning, until to day we can offer you the largest, best, and most varied stock of dry goods and appareling ot all kinds, to be found in this sec tion of the state. And of course, with our enviable facilities for buying in large quantities, we can make prices whose equal lor modesty cannot be met lor scores of miles around. Don't take our word for it we want you to come and let us prove it to you. Crex R.ugs ond Corpetings. A complete assortment of the original Crex mattings, ideally suited lor porches, summer homes and without an equal for interior service. Crex matting by the yard comes in plain green, green with gold border, and green with black Grecian key stencilled on; 27 inches, 36 inches, 54 inches and 72 inches widths, by the yard, from 45 cents up. Crex ltugs in these sizes 36x72 inches, 54x90 inches, 6x9 feet, 8x10 feet, 9x12 feet and 12x15 feet. Hot ajid Dusty, or Cool end Shady-Which Will Your Porch be this Summer. Decide today to install Vudor Porch Shades, and have the benefit ot a cool, secluded porch this summer. And in buying, be sure that you get the best shade manufactured look for the Vudor name-plate on every shade. Single shades cost $2.50 and up, according to width. The colors are plain green or brown, and green and brown combinations. Oil City Trust Company Oil City, Pa. Report to the Commissioner of Banking (CONDENSED) At the Close of Business, May 3, 1912. Time Loans f2,668,8I.9n Heal estate, furniture and fix men 70,000.00 fStocks and Bonds. ..fc3ti,852.84 Demand Loans 788,40!) 2:1 OverdralU 4,607.24 Cash on Hand and in Banks 013,510.42 Total Quick Assets.. Capital Surplus and Pr( tits Keserve lor interest Deposits ,. 300,00000 .. 6'.I7,H1.52 2 '.H 93 ,. 3,781,601.18 , 1,043,439.73 J4.682, 120.63 14.682,129,63 Trust funds not lucluded in above, $259,711 30. Corporate Trusts, 11,203, (XX) 00. Increase in Deposits Nliue last It port, $150,974.92 4 rTTTTTTTTTTTTT X I Shop Here jj At Our Expense. J TIONKSTA PATKOVN are allowed Car Fare ooe way on 810 00 Purchases. On 815.00 Purchases Rouud Trip Car Fare. KXDEAYOK PATKOXS are allowed Car Fare one way ou 810.00 Purchases. Oo 820.00 Purchases Round Trip Car Fare. That biirjgs this 850,000.00 stock of Dry Hoods, Millinery, Cloaks and Suits to your very door and enables you to shop here with as great economy as though you actually lived right here in Oil City. The Kinter Co. Oil City, Pa. KEELEY CURE I Ttiectire that haslieen continuously suc cessful for ruore than years is worth in vesttiatintr. For thrilniK or drink habit. Whit fr prtkaUrM nlv Kit-Icy Institute- iu V.. -I. tii ivnn.i 4Wi Fifth A PltLkurrli P. I CHICHESTER S PILLS W TIIK III A ! II It AM). i lftlll'NI A Mat jOUr I'riiKfflMl (of i iili-heft-trr'a iHamond II rand AX I'HUin ltd and Uold nimiuAV tvurs, sffaip-l villi Hlue kilton. X Take n ihrr. Hut mf Your UruirirUt. Ask for III l.llfl nuTI DIAtTan lilt, via lll l u t,.m o'. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE 28,000,000 Policyholder In Old Line Companiea Alone. - The number of persona In thla i-ountry who iimke use of life Insur me as a means of -rvIiir exceeds the total number who anil themselves ot ill other recognized mode;, of .hrift. If wo add together the nine mil , ons of savings bank depositors, the cvfti millions of persons who own heir own homes, the two million Juihling and loan society stockholders .lid the million and three-quarters of .'orporation stockholders we shall have, net reckoning duplications, not more than twenty millions of Inves tors. Whereas, acc ?CV' to "Moody's Magazine," the number oi persona who hold policies, ordii i and In Juatrlnl, In life insurance companies, ?xceeds twenty-eight millions. I'hese twenty-eight nti'.'.ma do not Include ihe number of certificate holders in fraternal and assessment awsocatlons, (Id line or leg il kit (1 of insurance that Is worth the serious attention of business mnn. The 'otal lite insurance carr!ed In the I'nited States to-day Is about M50 a head of the population, a sum on.iderably greater than that of any :tl.er country In the wor'U. The com pnnlea leporting to the New York In surance Department had on December 31. 1010, $14,680,268,31") Insurance In force They had r. total premium In cone of $."i33.0u0.9nS and arsets amounting to ?S,6B5.?0.3rS3. which represents approximately as large a - urn of money as the total savings In til the banks of the country. Wilo Strawberries. Strawberries have Improved very much In flavor Fince the fifteenth rentury. I'ntil then the only straw berries eaten were wild strawberries of a kind that would never find a market nowadays. By 14S0, however, they were beginning to be cultivated, for llolinshed records under that date a particularly fine crop grown by the Hlshop of Ely in the grounds ot his palace, now covered by llatton Garden. He quotes the Duke of Gloucester as saying to the Bishop, "My lord, you have very good strawberries In your garden in Hoiburn. I require you to let us have a mess of them." This speech was copied almost verba tim by Shokespeare in "Richard III." Still, even the Bishop's fru.t would not oppeal much to modern connois seurs, for the garden strawberries at that period were only transplanted wildlings, the plants being sold at about 4d. a bushel. London Chron icle. A North African Game Bag. Egypt and the Sudan provided a generous and various bag of game for Prince Ludwlg Windischgratz and his friends, who returned from a hunting expedition In northern Africa. The party, numbering five guns, ac counted for six lions, two panthers, five elephants, six rhinoceroses, five hippopotami, fifteen buffalos, four giraffes, one zebra, 122 antelopes, fourteen crocodiles, thirty gazelles, two hyenas, four wild dogs, two great apes, and twenty-four wild birds of different varieties. Price Windischgratz brought back two live young lions, which he has presented to the Budapest zoological gardens. Budapest correspondent . Pall Mall Gazette. A Big Maine Salmon. What Is supposed to be the largest land-locked salmon ever taken with hook and line from a Maine lake or pond was caught at Greene Lake by Luther Moore, an employee of the United States Government fish hatch ery, and weighed 1 6 pounds. Nothing to equal this for a salmon has ever been heard of In eastern Maine, and so far as known now It Is the biggest on reccrd. One Bangor man sa' that he hat heird of one weighing 15 pounds being taught with hook and line at Greene Lake, but that was In the dim and misty past Kennebec Journal. Big Sailflsh on French Coast. A huge sailflsh. a fish rarely met with in the Atlantic, hag been captur ed by fishermen off Concarneau nnd 'owed to that port. The first meas ures eight meters long and four tieters in circumference ami weighs 'our tons. The tirshermen are greatly dls urbed over the presence In the icinity of the fish's female com lanion, whe followed her captured lord throughout the whoh of the night lie was being towed to port. Le Figaro. Indianian Raises Trees for Canes. Theodore W. Burkham, a farmer living on a large tract of fertile land near Lawrencetmrg Junction, has set Hit several hundred young trees of a peculiar variety and a number of teres will be devoted to them. When ho trees have obtained sufficient growth they will be sold to be made into umbrella handles and canes. Lawrenceburg Correspondence Indi anapolis News. Complimenting the Modern Girl. The girl of to-uty Is extremely Im patient of compliments which outrun her own estimate of herself. On the other hand she loves to be told she is a good golfer or a fine shot or a Sood companion. The focus seems to have shifted from her appearances to her capacities, which Is a healthy thing. Gentlewoaian. JAMES HASLET, GENERAL MERCHANT Furniture Dealer, AND UNDERTAKER. TIONESTA. PENN IT DAVO TO ADVERTISE n j j IN THIS PAPER Chamberlain's Cough. Remedy Cures Colds. Croup and Whooping Cough. and Manufacturing Opticians. School children'! eyea will be ex amined free of cost when accompanied by a note from their teacher or family pbyaiciau. The latest methods known to science are employed no drop arti ficial eyes in stock. Lentes duplicated on short notice. Morck Optical Co., OIL CITY, PA. First National Rank Building. IVith Phones. J. L. Hoplcr LIVERY Stable. Fine carriages for all occasions, with first class equipment. We can fit yon out at any time for either a pleasure or business trip, and always at reasonable rates. Prompt service and courteous treatment. Co mi and see us. Hear of Hotel Weaver TIOIN-EST-A.. PA. Telephone No. 20. A' We Believe T. A. p. The most perilous part of a man's life is whan ho fancios there is an uasior way ol making a dollar than by earning it squaroly. IV K HF.IilF.VF.-Io all lliin.i that pcrtaiu to canting and holding publio confidence. WHKtf U'l: NAY TO YOlf-Over our signature that our clothing is the best this conntry produces, we thoroughly roali. the importance of the statement. WIII'.Y WE NAY TO YOU That quality cni.Hii'ere.l our prices are the lowest named anywhere, we have a clear fortnight ol what we are saying. Hi: KTAXIf KI.tIY TO I'KOVI'-Our contentions any time and oo any article. As business meu we promise you a dollar's worth for a dollar always, and as geuilemei. we give it. 1. N. We have a wonderful storv of value fur the man who wants a suit at $20 00. T. A. P. Oil City, fa. Oil City, Pa. You Can Make Money at Erie! AVitlilii ten years tli population of JOrio, la., -will lnlt and real eNtate valneM -will lonlle twice over. lteal tlii advertisement and learn tlie reuxoiw wliy, and how .von enn participate la tlte million ot dotlui'M of prolit tliat -will 1 made Here letore you are tea yearn older. By all means buy Erie real estate now. The advance in values has al ready begun and millions will be made by lucky far-sighted investors. There is nothing in the whole country to compare with Erie for opportunity. The General Electric Company is building a huge plant to cost $25,000, 000 and to employ 18,000 men. This means an increase of 75,000 in popu lation at least. NICHOLSON HEIGHTS Our new addition to the citv. has been improved and developed to meet this big demand lor home sites. One hundred lots have already been sold at "opening prices," $150, $200, $250, $300, and homes are now being built. You can buy only once at low "opening prices," In a lew years they will advance beyond your reach. Buy at the bottom and sell at tlio top. Be the one to make the profit. Four hundred of the lots have at tractive shade trees, hemlocks, pines, maples and elms, Buyers are protected because the title of this entire sub-division has been passed to the Erie Trust Com pany, where all payments are sent. Do yourself the justice to investigate. Write for map and full information. U OWNED R(Al CSTAT SCHCNCCTAD e in) What the Uetierat Fleet rlc Company Did for Schenectady From 11)00 to 1010. Population inrreaxed 40.U64, or l'-H per cent. AftHemeii mluittion ol rxHltv IncreaHBd f:tl aTO.OOU, or "tiS per cent. New territory iiMeil ii.HMl acrea, or 71 per ceut. By a logical comparison the popula tion of Erie will increase in a like period of time from 6(5,000 to 150,000. TliinU -what lier real entate -will tlien !c worth. Birdseye view of the New General Electric Flant at Erie, Pa to be erected on a site of 900 acre?. Thirty-eight buildings, an administration building with Singer tower, and 40 miles of railroad tracks on the property. Will employ 18,000 men. Three of the huge buildings are already completed, a fourth is under way, and contract let for the fifth building. Anyone can take advantage ot our offer and it will appeal particularly to young people with modest incomes who are anxious to get ahead. Invest a little of your earnings each month and vou will have land for your security all the time. Land won't slump, burn up or blow away, Give your money a chance. Don't lock it up in a bank where it only earns 4 per cent. Plant it. Things grow better outdoois. Don't procrastinate. Do it now. Mail this Coupon today by all means.fl5ip Being Sold Exclusively by Hughes Land & Sales Co. Marine Bank Bldg., Erie, Pa. $10 Down and $5 a month buys a lot, and in a short time you will have a piece of property worth twice what it cost you. Xaforaaatioa Coupon. T. it. 5-22. Hughes Land and Sales Co., Erie, Pa. Gentlemen: Please mail me map, booklet and information about Nicholson Heights. Please inform me what kind of an investment I can make by paying $ down and $ a month. Name- Address . Pennsylvania Railroad POPULAR ONE-DAY EXCURSION TO Oil City and Titusville. Sunday, June 2, 1912. SPECIAL TRAIN Train Leaves. Fare. Glailn 9 43 am ft 00 Strutbers 9 411 " 1 00 Warren 9 53 " 1 00 Irvlneton 10 05 " 1 00 Tidioute 10.S0 " 75 Train Leaves. West Hickory 10 40 am Tionema 10(i(t " Oil City Ar. 11.3a " Titusville Ar. 12 20 pm Fare fO 75 75 Returning Special Train leaves Titusville 8.00 p. m , Oil City 8 40 p. m. TinkelH will be accented for naanaue OOINQ and RKTITRNINO onlv SPECIAL. TRAIN oo day of Kxcumiou. Hntau will not be checked. Children, between 5 and 12 yenri of age, ball tare. Pj Ttfn fltrlfr. rr runr nn enni T?o mitt. p . . - J Favorite ia the ideal oil for home use. It Costs little more than inferior tank-wagon oils and yet it is triple-refined from Pennsylvania Crude Oil the best oil made. Get Family Favorite Oil from your dealer he has it In original barrels direct from the refineries and enjoy the full, white flame. WAVERLY OIL WORKS CO., hdepndMt RtfiMrt Pittsburg, Pa. Also maker of Wav.rly 8p.clal Auto Oil and Waverly Gasolines. r.ilX-?LZ" ta sss s.y ss FRET SIW Paw Hook f ALC tula all about oil. If I I V I TRY THE REPUBLICAN OFFICE for your next order for Job Printing.
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